Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 mishandle a navigation…
Priority LOW 24CWE-254Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 mishandle a navigation sequence that returns to the original page, which allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar via vectors involving the history.back method and the location.protocol property.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02208 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 18
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 44.0.2 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.0.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.0.5 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.1.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.1.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.2.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.2.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.3.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.4.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 44.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.0.5 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.1.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.1.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.2.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.2.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.3.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.4.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
Show 8 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.5.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.5.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.6.0 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38.6.1 | Vulnerable | Mozilla |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.5.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.5.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.6.0 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:38.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38.6.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2016:0373 Released 2016-03-09 · Red Hat rating Criticalfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) firefox-38.7.0-1.el5_11, firefox-38.7.0-1.el5_11.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox-38.7.0-1.el7_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.7.0-1.el7_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) firefox-38.7.0-1.el5_11, firefox-38.7.0-1.el5_11.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox-38.7.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.7.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.7.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox-38.7.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox-38.7.0-1.el7_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.7.0-1.el6_7, firefox-38.7.0-1.el6_7.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.7.0-1.el7_2, firefox-38.7.0-1.el7_2.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox-38.7.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox-38.7.0-1.el7_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox-38.7.0-1.el6_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox-38.7.0-1.el7_2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:0373 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1965
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79x3-rj66-524h
References
Advisory 15
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0894
- SUSE-SU-2016:0820
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0731
- SUSE-SU-2016:0727
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0876
- USN-2917-1
- SUSE-SU-2016:0909
- DSA-3510
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0733
- SUSE-SU-2016:0777
- GLSA-201605-06
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-28.html
- USN-2917-2
- USN-2917-3
Sources
- CVE-2016-1965 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1965 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79x3-rj66-524h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-1965 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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